Open Food Facts · Privacy & Data

Open Food Facts privacy & data

Read from Open Food Facts's own page on 2026-11-10. 23 statements quoted word for word; anything the page does not say is shown as unstated, never guessed. APIs.io verifies none of it.

Role

value: controller
Open Food Facts, association within the meaning of the law of 1st July whose head office is located at 21 rue des Iles, 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (France), is responsible for the processing of personal data within the framework of the Services.
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Data categories

category: identifying
user name, user identifier, passwords, e-mail address and IP
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category: contact
E-mail address, name
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category: behavioral
Nutritional quality (amount of salt, sugar, fat, fatty acid); Food processing; Allergens and ingredients contained in foods;
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category: location
The country is sometimes deduced from the IP address in order to locate the product (entry assistance).
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category: device
IP address technical analyses, usage statistics
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Purposes

purpose: Security, technical analyses, popularity measurement
visit IP, Log Security, technical analyses, Popularity measurement
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purpose: Account login
inscription/ login to accounts
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purpose: Sending newsletter
Sending the newsletter until you unsubscribe from the newsletter
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purpose: Processing donations
Allow the processing of the donation
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purpose: Content moderation
Fight against illicit or inappropriate content or abuse of use of the service.
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Retention

scope: Visit logsperiod: 3 years
visit IP, Log Security, technical analyses, Popularity measurement 3 years
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scope: Account dataperiod: As long as the account exists
As long as the account exists
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scope: Newsletter unsubscribe listperiod: 1 year after unsubscribing
Maintaining the list of unsubscribed people 1 year after unsubscribing
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scope: Donationsperiod: 3 years
Allow the processing of the donation 3 years
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scope: Backupsperiod: 3 years
backups, continuity of services 3 years
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Residency

The page states nothing on this.

International transfers

The page states nothing on this.

Subprocessors

Data processing agreement

Deletion

route: Delete account; user ID replaced with random unique username
When deleting the user account, the user ID is replaced with a random but unique username for that user. All other personal data is deleted.
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Data subject rights

right: Access and information
You have the right to ask whether Open Food Facts processes your personal data and to request the communication of a copy if necessary.
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right: Object
You can object to your data being used for a specific objective provided that this data is not mandatory to achieve this objective.
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right: Rectification
You have the right to request the rectification of your inaccurate or incomplete information
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right: Erasure
You have the right to request the deletion of one or more of your personal data, specifying which data it concerns.
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right: Restriction
This right allows you to ask Open Food Facts to temporarily stop the use of certain of your data for a specific reason that you should specify.
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Sale or sharing

stance: prohibited
Likewise, it does not communicate your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.
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